1. Noun
A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage.
2. Noun
A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.
3. Noun
The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.
4. Verb
To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.
5. Verb
To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods.
6. Verb
To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope.
7. Verb
To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.
8. Verb
To lasso (a steer, horse).
9. Verb
To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters.
10. Verb
To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing.
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